Coreopsis gladiata
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Coreopsis gladiata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Coreopsis |
Species: | C. gladiata
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Binomial name | |
Coreopsis gladiata | |
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Coreopsis gladiata, the coastalplain tickseed,[2] is a North American species of perennial tickseeds in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southeastern United States from eastern Texas to southeastern Virginia, primarily to the coastal plain.[3]
Coreopsis gladiata is a perennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. Flower heads have yellow ray florets and purple disc florets. The species grows in swamps, bogs, depressions, and pine barrens.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ The Plant List, Coreopsis gladiata Walter
- ^ NRCS. "Coreopsis gladiata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Coreopsis gladiata Walter, Fl. Carol. 215. 1788.
- Media related to Coreopsis gladiata at Wikimedia Commons